New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-04
MINNESO Ola. NEWS.
Anniversary Of Odd Fellowship.

On the 26th, the Odd Fellows of Mime
sofa celebrated in st. Paul the sixty eighth
anniversary OF the founding Of their order
in America. There were some Is lodges rep
resented. There were over /, 800 Odd
Fellows in the line OF march, the long.
est public appearance ever made
by the order in this state. The
leading carriages were occupied by promi-
nent members OF the order, among them
Messrs. Orrendorf, Stevens and Strauss,
Mayor Smith, Horst, Williams, Hurd,
Griswnld, starkey, Mealey, Berkman, Fam
Then came the Daughters Of Rebecca. Still.
water, Delano, Hastings, North.
field Maple Plain and Mime.
apolis represented the state at
large. The beautiful features OF the march
were the uniforms and marching OF the
Patriarchs Militant. At the exposition
rink, when the members OF the different
lodges were all seated and the spec
tators in, the total number present was
about 1000. There were various adj
dresses which were well rendered The com
| plimentary ball given in the evening had
an attendance OF over 4,OOO, some 2, 900
tickets being represented on the floor. The
observance in other towns and cities We're
no less imposing and interesting.
| The Enterprise Fire and Marine Insur.
ance Company OF Cincinnati is preparing
to be admitted to do business in this state
A concern styling itself "Messrs. Thiel &
Co., bankers, Hamburg, Germany" has
been flooding the country with circulars
advertising a lottery scheme which the
German consul at Chicago pronounces a
| fraud.
The wife OF c. F. Macdonald, OF the St.
Cloud land Office. is lying very i'll at her
iSc 4 n
Hand Of st. Paul was sent for Mrs Mac
donald is sister OF Marshal Campbell,
and is well known in st. Paul.
An adjourned meeting of the delegates
from the various towns along the propos-
ed route OF the Winona & Southwestern
road has been called for Friday, May 6,
at the court honse Winona. 1t is expect
ed that some definite action will then be
taken in regard to the building OF the new
road.
While returning to his home at Manka-
to from a visit to a neighbor, John H.
Miller fell from a ledge OF stone at the foot
OF Second street, to the ground, fifteen feet,
and striking on his head was killed Instant
ly.
Martin Krog OF Otter Tail county was
brought before United States Commission
er Tilotson at Moorhead charged with
cutting timber on government land. He
testified in his own behalf, and it appears
that he was ignorant that he was violat-
ing the law. He was bound over in $3.50,
which he failed to secure.
Adjutant General Seeley has addressed
letters to all the railroad companies doing
business in the state asking for informa.
ton on rates to the state encampment of
the National guard, and whether the one
cent rate will be kept up. One or two OF
r. 10 IS h,Jy cio fad ~, .,,+o -
giving that rate, but large number have
not been heard from.
DR.. J. F. Tourtelotte and wife of
Winona, have departed for six months
trip through Europe
The Lyndale Congregational Church OF
Minneapolis will soon commence the cree
ton Of a handsome building to cost about
$4,000.
Thomas Ovington was killed by a switch
engine in the Omaha yards, at ST. Paul.
At Fergus Falls, fire was discovered in
the rear OF w. S. Halls residence on Broad
way, which was totally destroyed with it's
entire contents. The fire communicated
to a dwelling adjoining and owned by
Lowry Bros, and occupied by Rev. S.
Mills, which was also entirely destroyed
with its contents.
In the Mead trial OF ST. Paul, it took a
whole week to secure jury. The trial is
now progressing.
The executors OF the late Gov. C. C.
Washburn, are engaged in final settlement
OF the will. Mr.. Payson, SON in-law of
Gov. Washburn, and one of the executors,
said in Minneapolis: 80 far as the bus
mess OF the Washburn mills is concerned,
it will probably be conducted in the future
the same as it has been. The only differ
ence will be that the mills will be operated
by a corporation composed of the Wash
burn heirs, instead OF under the supervis-
ion OF Gov. Washburn's ex1uutors. The
milling interest, howvver. is a compare.
lively small portion ofthe estate which
l think was inventoried at something like
$4,000, 900. There will be no hitch in the
settlement"
Mrs. Nellie Averil Drake, wife of Dr. c.
NJ. Drake, and daughter OF Gen. John r.
Averill, died at her It sidence in Knoxville,
Tenn.
Rev. S. G. Smith, OF the First Methodist
church, St. Paul, preached in the late
Henry Ward Beecher's church, in Brooklyn
on the "a OF April
N. D. Root retires from the assistant
superintendency of the MINES ta division
OF the Northesn Pacific and goes to Mon
tana to his promotion to superintendent
OF the Montana division.
Emerson ohnson was arrested inMinne-
apolis by United States Deputy Marshal
j. A. Campbell on a bench warrant for cut
ting timber on government land.
Egbert G. Handy, late real estate adver-
Using agent CT the st. Paul Globe, las
b1 ought suit to recover $3.50, 900 for alleg-
ed violation OF contract. E
At Minneapolis in fve-inning game the
Detroits defeat the home nine by a score
OF L.
The ST. Paul Presbytery in session at
Westminster Church. Minneapolis, dis
solved the relations existing between Rev.
n. West, D. D., OF the First Presby terian
Church, St. Paul, and put the church in the
hands OF a committee empowered to re-
organize.
The '.soo'' road buys $50, OOo worth OF
land in St. Paul, Tor depot grounds.
Warden Stordock OF the state prison
at Saltwater sends pleasantly word
ed notes to two OF the state pris-
on guards, complimenting them on
their good service, but announcing that